Are vandals winning the war on Flock cameras?
The short version: KRCG13 airs CNN's interview with masked activist 'NoMark,' spotlighting how frustration over Flock's unchecked ALPR network is boiling into camera sabotage across the country.
Our Take
Credit to CNN's Meena Duerson and KRCG 13 for putting a face — albeit a masked one — on a backlash that's been simmering in comment sections and city council meetings for months. When people start cutting down cameras in the middle of the night, that's not a crime wave, it's a pressure valve. It means the normal channels — public comment, open records requests, polite emails to city councils — aren't working fast enough for people who feel like they're being tracked every time they drive to work or church.
We don't run a vandalism how-to shop here, and we're not cheering property destruction. But we understand exactly why 'NoMark' and people like them exist: Flock's network grew from a handful of HOA cameras to a de facto national tracking grid with almost no public vote, no warrant requirement, and vague answers about who gets access to the data and for how long. When the official process feels rigged to just keep approving more poles, some people decide the only language the system responds to is a dead camera.
If you'd rather fight this in daylight than in the dark, that option exists. Check our map to see what's already watching your own neighborhood, and head to our take-action page for the public records requests, council scripts, and organizing tools that put pressure on the people actually voting to install these things — no mask required.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KRCG 13, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.